By Declan Taylor
Galal Yafai meets Sunny Edwards in Birmingham tonight to lastly go away his mark on the skilled recreation. Beating Edwards would undoubtedly be his finest win, however what has been his finest win thus far?
April 6, 2024; Las Vegas, NV; Galal Yafai and Agustin Gauto throughout their combat on Saturday, April 6, 2024 on the BleauLive Theater at Fontainebleau Las Vegas. Necessary Credit score: Ed Mulholland/Matchroom.
CARLOS VADO BAUTISTA, 27.2.22, London – TKO 5
Having received the gold medal on the 2020 Olympics, Yafai turned over amid a lot fanfare and was thrown in on the deep finish on his debut with a 10-rounder in opposition to the powerful Carlos Vado Bautista, who had a successful report. However Yafai clearly needed to make an announcement and did so by dismantling the Mexican customer all through the primary 4 rounds earlier than his nook pulled him out after 2:11 of the fifth.
TOMMY FRANK, 19.8.23, Birmingham – TKO 1
Former British champion Tommy Frank had been anticipated to offer undefeated Yafai some resistance however he was down inside 30 seconds from a thunderous proper hook. Frank managed to beat the depend however there was no let up from Yafai who continued to unload with each fingers. The towel had already are available in by the point that referee John Latham determined to wave it off with simply 100 seconds gone.
AGUSTIN GAUTO, 6.4.24, Las Vegas – TKO 9
There may very well be some huge Las Vegas nights later in Yafai’s profession and he made positive his Sin Metropolis debut led to type in opposition to the 21-1 Argentinean Agustin Gauto. The Brit additionally needed to deal with a reduce from an unintended headbutt within the sixth but it surely did little to knock him off track. Yafai had stored a excessive tempo all through and Gauto regarded exhausted by the point the stoppage got here with 20 seconds left within the eighth as referee Raul Caiz Jr jumped in to cease what had grow to be completely one-way visitors for Yafai.
